The Wicker Man
Soundtrack to one of the most innovative and provocative British cult horror films ever produced
Sings Songs From His TV Series
"The fourth studio album by the American solo artist Scott Walker was released in June 1969. The album does not include original compositions by Walker and consists of performances of ballads and big band standards. The record is an accompaniment to his BBC TV series, the simply named Scott, aired during Walker’s self-described 'wilderness years.' Released between Scott III and Scott IV, Sings Songs From His TV Series was a collection of songs Walker performed on the show re-recorded in studio."
I'll Be Anything For You
"Tamiko Jones - born Barbara Tamiko Ferguson in 1945 in Kyle, West Virginia – debuted in 1967 on Atlantic with flautist and mentor Herbie Mann on the soul-jazz-bossa flavored A Mann & A Woman. Her solo career take off in 1968 with the rare groove inflected I'll Be Anything For You, released on A&M/CTI and produced by label owner Creed Taylor. Recorded and engineered by master Rudy Van Gelder at his own Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, the album is such a lovely combination of soul-funk ja…
The Man From O.R.G.A.N.
"Can you truly believe this record was released in 1965? Forging a brand new hybrid of space-age, easy listening and spy jazz the American pianist and composer Dick Hyman, born in New York in 1927, put together one of the cornerstone of the genre. Before switching to the Moog synthesizer (right on time with the moon landing in 1969) he had some very influential theme music releases on MGM Records and Command. But The Man From O.R.G.A.N. was a monster in itself. How could you go wrong with this t…
Belladonna
Temporary Super Offer! "There was a time when the strength of a musician's vision transcended all labels; here is a chance to dip into that pool again, and emerge not just refreshed, but alive again with the sense that we all can live in that world again, but most importantly raise the flag for excellence. Fantastic." --Jim O'RourkeAn unholy grail of near-mythical status is finally now available in the form of this first-ever reissue. Masahiko Sato composed this elusive, sensual, psychedelic fre…
Paranoia - Orgasmo
**gatefold sleeve, never released before, out in mid June** "Four Flies digs harder and deeper! This missing soundtrack by Piero Umiliani par excellence, and considered by many to be lost, is finally fully recovered from six master tapes which contain the original complete recording sessions! Orgasmo (better known worldwide as Paranoia) is the first chapter of the famous giallo trilogy that Umberto Lenzi filmed starring former “Baby Doll” Carroll Baker, depicting a story of diabolical lovers and…
A Quiet Place to Kill - Paranoia
**400 copies, never released before, out in mid June** "Four Flies is proud to present another sensational find buried for far too many years and very in demand by every Umiliani enthusiast worldwide. Recovered from original reels, and presented for the very first time on a refined 10’’ vinyl, here are 5 tracks from the highly sought-after recording session of Paranoia. This was the second collaboration for director Umberto Lenzi and composer Piero Umiliani, and the second chapter of the sexy th…
Paranoia
**300 copies, to be released in mid June** "To complete the Orgasmo / Paranoia soundtrack set, Four Flies adds two songs to the cake (both not included in the LP version). An alternate take of Lydia MacDonald's Fate Had Planned So, more rhythmical and dynamic than the one used for the titles sequence, and the soul hit Just Tell Me, sung by the American Wess, and performed by his Airedales. The song is heard repeatedly in Orgasmo, but it’s also used in the following film, A Quiet Place to Kill, w…
Morte Sospetta di una Minorenne - Suspicious Death of a Minor
**to be released in mid June** "Four Flies is pleased to introduce for the first time on vinyl another top level score for the Italian slasher/crime flick directed by Sergio Martino, The Suspicious Death of a Minor (Morte Sospetta di una Minorenne). Perhaps the best Luciano Michelini score ever (a composer well-known to Italian soundtrack enthusiasts for his famed RCA works - Anna - Quel particolare piacere and La conquista di Luna), and for sure one of the toughest of the whole genre. The main …
Quetzalcoatl
Glossy Mistakes present a reissue of Tito's Quetzalcóatl, originally released in 1977. Proto-electronics psychedelic Mexican holy grail. Inspired by Vangelis, Tomita, or Kraftwerk, this unknown rarity gets a second life sounding fresh and pioneering today, Tito was born in 1946 in Ciudad de México, the son of two Spaniards. Since he was a youngster, he had felt the passion for music and instruments. In the meantime, he started a career as architect. Since his early years, he joined various teen …
The All American Powerhouse
Originally released in 1976, "The All American Powerhouse" is one of the very best of the Themes library releases. It’s killer. A feast of dramatic jazz, horizontal, melodic funk and bouncing sunshine-y West-Coast feels throughout, there also lurks an intense injection of the Blaxploitation sound. Understandable, given the subject matter and year it was released.
Sud e Magia
**100 copies transparent green vinyl, also available on standard black vinyl** Maestro Egisto Macchi (Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza - The Group) recorded this mystical ethnographic trip to the South of Italy imbued with its rites, superstitions, magical symbols and popular mythologies in 1977 for the TV Documentary Sud e Magia.Astoundingly evoking the intensity, magic and psychedelia of its subject with the use of inventive and unconventional techniques (aerophones, crystal glasses,…
Pitturamusica
The amazing Luis E. Bacalov / Ennio Morricone 1971 experimental album repressed for the first time, remastered from the original master tapes.The two Maestros created these compositions approaching the most advanced set of problems existing in the contemporary European musical experience. The basic modules are those proper to certain procedures of Musique Concrète: the non-traditional use of instruments for timbre research (e.g. the piano played on the tailpiece), the processing of human voices …
Giallo Criminale
**Limited Edition of strictly 499 copies on yellow vinyl** Ennio Morricone’s work has always been distinguished by his original and well-defined footprint, influencing important cinema directors like Sergio Leone, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi and many more.This compilation wants to highlight the more dramatic, frenetic, criminal, tense and oneiric musical aspect that in many films and musical influences, has accompanied the characteristic cinematog…
Demon
**35th Anniversary, Record Store Day ‘Silver Mask’ edition on silver vinyl** To celebrate the 35 years, since the release of the cult movie Demons by Lamberto Bava, Rustblade presents a limited edition of 499 copies, 45 rpm 7” from the original soundtrack, composed by Maestro Claudio Simonetti. The single features Demon, the main theme from the movie, on Side A and Killing on Side B.
Il Medico Della Mutua / Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli ...
"Il medico della Mutua" and "Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli..." are two Italian cult films, released in theaters in 1968 and 1969 respectively; both see Alberto Sordi as main character, an initially unknown doctor that makes its way in a rigid and almost impenetrable system as that of the Italian health, and eventualy manages to open his own private clinic in which to speculate at the expense of his patients.The two films, while dealing with the problems and contradictions of a system still 'sick…
Sustainable Hours
**Edition of 300 copies pressed on clear vinyl with an insert** Nozomu Matsumoto follows up his stunning HD orchestral // text-to -speech début for The Death Of Rave with this haunting ambient soundtrack originally recorded for Maison Hermès, Tokyo, as a soundtrack for an installation by Nile Koetting. It’s undoubtedly one of the year’s most necessary and strangely apt ambient excursions; a beautiful, quietly heartbreaking trip highly recommended if you’re into 0PN, Sam Kidel, James Ferraro, TCF…
Freedom Power
**In process of stocking** Outstanding and legendary Italian Library originally released in 1976 on the glorious Cometa label on a very limited run. A totally killer album with tones of mental Jazz-Funk and Psychedelic beats. The listener is constantly catched by the incredible music that swings between Psychedelic Funk, Esoteric Jazz and Cinematic/Love themes. Tracks like Love For Sale, Privacy, Metropolis Notte and Dopping 2000 are simply timeless, with a stunning sound that perfectly plunges …
Everyday Madness
A glimpse behind the curtains of Basil Kirchin’s archive, "Everyday Madness" commits nearly 40 minutes of concrète studio poltergeist and aleatoric psychedelic collage from a true original.
Among the Living (Ost)
**300 copies** The Omega Productions Records is pleased to present the LP premiere of Among the Living (Aux yeux des vivants • 2014) original motion picture soundtrack composed by Raphaël Gesqua. The third film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo after Inside (2007) and Livide (2011), Among the Living is a tasty mix of influences from Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986), Amblin productions or Stand by Me (1987) directed by Rob Reiner.Raphaël Gesqua composes for th…